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Matt Kirshen

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198 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Certain animations or certain models of humans or realistic human robots.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Why are we afraid of dolls?

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Why are we afraid of clowns?

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Something that looks...

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Yeah, and it is that thing of something that, if it's a long way from human, if it's very cartoony, we're fine with it.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

If it's completely human, fine.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

But if it's just a little bit off, then we find that uneasy.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

If an animation of a human is just a bit too real, but not perfectly real, that's... You know what I was told?

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

And they're handsome and cute.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

That's right.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

The real monster is unrequited love.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

I'm feeling kind of embarrassed now about the amount of money I paid for a dragon.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Well, it's on your shoulders right now.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Well, I mean, and I feel comforted by that, but now I'm starting to...

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Feel maybe I've been had?

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

When children have imaginary friends, adults laugh at them.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

That's right.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

And personify them.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

And wish.

StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

It's not that hungry, but as long as you keep your distance.